First Pictures from Palestine: Jerusalem Historical Impressions, 1900-1918
First pictures of Palestine Holy Land historical

Historical film by Europeans visiting the Holy Land showing people and environments between 1903 and 1918.

This video shows historical film footage of the Holy Land between 1903 and 1918 by Bengt von zur Mühlen. It features observations of daily life, including Jews at the Wailing Wall, a Muslim procession, and the arrival of the Zionist Commission in Palestine.

Links:

The YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q01_zotBbgw

Extras:

11:30 minutes

1903-1918

Video title: First pictures from Palestine – Jerusalem historical impressions 1900-1918
Created by: CHRONOS-MEDIA History
Video length: 00:11:30
Date: December 8, 2015
Video link: https://youtu.be/q01_zotBbgw

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